Sex and Gender Studies

Denna Harmon & Scot B. Boeringer. In: EJS 1(3), 1997. "Concerns
over the availability of sexually explicit material in what has come to
be termed "cyberspace" have recently blossomed into a national debate on
the subject. Attempts to restrict access to the sexual side of the Internet
have expanded to involve universities, access providers, and the Federal
Government, which enacted substantial new restrictions upon Internet content
as part of the 1995 Telecommunications Reform Bill. These restrictions,
which were ruled unconstitutional recently by the Supreme Court, were enacted
in part due to research suggesting that the Internet is a veritable smorgasbord
of pornographic entertainment, available to anyone, regardless of age,
with a computer and Internet access. While there are serious questions
regarding the research project which provided much of the press and governmental
officials' information on the subject, the issue is important enough to
warrant more research before the social science community can claim to
be informed. This project assesses the content of images contained in one
of the more commonly accessible Usenet newsgroups: alt.sex.stories."

A student organization that provides a network for
discussion and support for students with lifestyles that: are alternative to
heterosexuality; educates the campus community about diversity related
issues and enhance communication about the negative consequences of
prejudice and bigotry; provides opportunities for people who would like to
know more about issues dealing with sexuality. They have members who are
straight, gay, bisexual and lesbian.

The late Eleanor Leacock was an anthropologist and feminist who published claims of societies
that were supposedly "Egalitarian," in regard both to wealth, and to sex.
Her writings display a strong Marxist bent. Leacock's essay "Women In Egalitarian
Societies" was published as chapter one of Becoming Visible, a textbook
used in Womens History classes (Bridenthal and Koonz, eds). One of her
principal examples of a supposedly nonpatriarchal society (i.e., one where
leadership does not rest primarily with the male) was the Montagnais-Naskapi
Native Americans of the Labrador peninsula of Canada. Now, the Montagnais-Naskapi
of today (on whom she had done field work) are clearly patriarchal, so
she cites the 17th century accounts of Jesuit missionaries to make a claim
that this society was once gender-equal, but was subsequently "completely
transformed" by their contact with Western colonial powers.

A bibliography with annotated references to the
relationship between issues of gender and issues of industrial restructuring
in the South and the North. The bibliography is available as a WinWord
version 6 document.

The first scientific journal on transgenderism. The journal is peer reviewed
and its editorial board consists of many leading scientists from all over
the world. It publishes full text contributions on all aspects of gender
identification, gender blending, and gender migration -- including medical,
legal, and psychological studies. A peer-reviewed electronic journal, it
is expected to be published quarterly.